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Comics & Oscar Winning Music

timdan — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:15:29 +0000

I dreamed in cell shaded comic book imagery last night. I’m sure it had something to do with all the Batman comics I’ve been reading, and the discussions John and I have been having about our comic book ideas. I never really read comic books growing up, but now as an “adult” I’ve found myself pretty fascinated by them. One of the things that drew me into film was this idea of visual storytelling, and comic books are exactly that. Pretty much any and every story you could imagine could be told through a comic without the need for highly paid actors, or expensive and time consuming visual effects. This is the reason we’ve decided to try and tell one of our stories – which would require James Cameron sized visual effects to tell through film – via the lost art of comic books.

This weekend we’re going to Independent Media Expo called “STAPLE!” hoping to meet up with some local talent and printers. We’ll see how that goes. I’ll post more on this project I’m sure.

I’m listening to the Oscar winning score from the Social Network this morning. Pretty amazing music, and seemingly a pretty different style than what has won in the past. It’s incredibly diverse in style, pensive, yet energetic. It’s good. It’s different, and that’s probably why it won.

Danny Baranowsky could have done this easily, and I hope to one day give him that chance. The man is Oscar worthy no doubt.

The Elihu Project

timdan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:29:56 +0000

In the relentless pursuit to see his dreams realized, and the calling on his life fulfilled, my good friend Mat Weddle, and his wife Lisa, have launched The Elihu Project. Hear his heart, support his vision! This guy is ridiculously good, and the world needs his music!

More info at ObadiahParker.com

New Look, New Commitment!

timdan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:39:03 +0000

So I’ve been milling this whole blogging thing around in the back of my head for a while, and hadn’t really decided what to do about it. I had this – what I thought was a – really cool blog, but really nothing to say. Or rather nothing that I felt I needed to take the time to type out.

And the truth is, I still don’t. But I found a little creative inspiration, and I picked out a whole new theme for this place, and so now I’m pretty eager to say something worth saying – which would be more than what I’m doing right now.

Nevertheless, I just wanted you all to know that I’ll be coming around much more frequently!

Stay tuned.

Speaking of “tuned” if you haven’t downloaded JJ Heller’s new album, you need to do that right now! It’s FREE! She a good friend of a good friend, and her music is stellar! Go now.

More later…

A Work Progressing…

timdan — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:01:56 +0000

Wow. That is my reaction to the music of Daniel Baranowsky. If you remember, I said I had somebody who was going to score “Consumed.” Well he called me last night and said he wanted to talk about it, so we met up.

There are some people who are talented with an instrument, and who can make music. Then there are people who actually understand the rules of music, and know when to break them – that’s Baranowsky. When somebody compared him to Hanz Zimmer, I was skeptical, but they weren’t too far off.

Here is just a sample that is somewhat in the same vain as what he will be doing for this movie.